Bibliograph

The new science of politics, an introduction

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The new science of politics, an introduction

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The new science of politics

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Charles R. Walgreen Foundation lectures

Sub title

an introduction

Summary

"Thirty-five years ago few could have predicted that The New Science of Politics would be a best-seller by political theory standards. Compressed within the Draconian economy of the six Walgreen lectures is a complete theory of man, society, and history, presented at the most profound and intellectual level... . Voegelin's [work] stands out in bold relief from much of what has passed under the name of political science in recent decades... . The New Science is aptly titled, for Voegelin makes clear at the outset that a 'return to the specific content' of premodern political theory is out of the question... . The subtitle of the book, An Introduction, clearly indicates that The New Science of Politics is an invitation to join the search for the recovery of our full humanity. "From the new Foreword by Dante Germino" This book must be considered one of the most enlightening essays on the character of European politics that has appeared in half a century... . This is a book powerful and vivid enough to make agreement or disagreement with even its main thesis relatively unimportant

Target audience

adult

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